Rehabilitation of Taste and Smell Disorders Associated With Chemotherapy Using Aromatherapy
ConditionCancer
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorMédipôle Lyon-Villeurbanne
About this trial
Changes in taste and smell can occur during chemotherapy treatment. These chemotherapy-related side effects can negatively impact patients' quality of life and diet.
The aim of this research is therefore to propose a solution to alleviate these taste and smell disorders. Based on the same principle as rehabilitation proposed for anosmia (loss of smell) related to COVID-19, we hypothesize that olfactory rehabilitation (using the sense of smell) through the odorous properties of essential oils could be effective for chemotherapy-related taste and smell alterations.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
cancer treated with chemotherapy
patient with taste and/or smell disorders
Disqualifiers
patient at the end of chemotherapy treatment
Trial design
Design model
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
experimental in day hospital
Other interventionmultidisciplinary day hospital
taste and smell disorders questionnaire
Other interventionAnswer to the home-made questionnaire at inclusion and at 6 months
Treatment groups
104 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: ControlOther 1 intervention
Group B: experimental with day hospitalExperimental treatment 2 interventions
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
difference in scores between 6 months and the inclusion at "taste and smell disorders" questionnaire
taste and smell disorders home-made questionnaire (score from 0 to 100)
Time frame
6 monthsSponsors and contacts
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov